Government transport cuts could hit Crossrail, unions fear
RAIL union bosses fear London’s key transport projects such as Crossrail could be hit with the Government kicking off its first programme of cuts today. Even the London Underground upgrading could be at risk, warns the RMT union.
RAIL union bosses fear London's key transport projects such as Crossrail could be hit with the Government kicking off its first programme of cuts today.
Even the London Underground upgrading could be at risk, warns the RMT union.
General Secretary Bob Crow said: "Major projects are under threat as the Government looks on transport as a soft touch for savage cuts.
"The continued threat to Crossrail, confirmed by the Government yesterday, is the thin end of a very thick wedge."
You may also want to watch:
He added: "Today is just the opening shots in an austerity war that could ram a gaping hole in public services and jack up mass unemployment."
Around �108m could be cut from London's transport schemes.
Most Read
- 1 Nine Tower Hamlets secondary schools rated outstanding by Ofsted
- 2 Apsana Begum's ex-husband may be behind housing bids, trial hears
- 3 MP reported ex-husband to police for alleged 'harassment', trial hears
- 4 Man arrested following triple stabbing in Isle of Dogs
- 5 East London road and rail disruptions to travel this weekend
- 6 Appeal after man allegedly 'spits at' woman travelling through Whitechapel, West Ham and Barking
- 7 No arrests after triple stabbing in Isle of Dogs
- 8 'Laughing gas central': Call for action on antisocial behaviour
- 9 Trial of Poplar and Limehouse MP opens on 'housing fraud' charges
- 10 Green light for £1m in levies to be used for East End fire rescue ladder
But this is unlikely to include Crossrail, according to Chancellor George Osborne's statement earlier today. Construction began last year with work on the station complex Canary Wharf.
